Unit 3: Positioning

The concept of positioning follows logically from perspective. Positioning is related with the way in which participants are constructed through the text. ‘Constructed’ is mean by the way the writer gives certain roles to the participants, as if they were actors in a play. Participants are included people and institutions that referred to in the text. The same goes to the intended audience.

In this unit, it is quite difficult to understand because the writer sometimes change the way he or she constructed the participants. For example, at the beginning of the article, the writer condemns the participants but then throughout the article, the writer will slowly comment on the same participants. That way, the writer may confuse the readers to know about his or her position.
Even so, through out this learning process, it is an interesting unit because there are useful information that has been given especially to differentiate between perspectives and positioning. In addition, the article for this unit, ‘Please, let me go to your school’, makes it easier to explain the position of the participants.

For example, the writer constructed the main character, Scarlett, who was rejected by a school which claimed they accept disable students. However, they rejected Scarlett because they claimed that it takes a lot in order for the adjustments for the school to make for Scarlett. The writer condemns the school for their attitude and wrongdoing and also gives false hope towards disable children. As for Scarlett, the writer put her position as an innocent and strong child at a young age. Besides Scarlett, the writer also mentioned about her parents who support her and do anything they can in order to get justice for their daughter and to allow their child to get education just like other children